HI 229 - war And Peace in 20th Century Latin America

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Skidmore College

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Description:

Examines the social, economic, political, and intellectual causes and consequences of important internal and international wars in 20th century Latin America. The course will consider cases of successful and unsuccessful attempts to achieve political change ranging from the Mexican Revolution to Central America's road from war to peace in the 1980s and 1990s, to U.S. interventions in the Caribbean and military dictatorships in South America. Why certain sectors promote war, the justifications of war, why others choose to instigate or participate in conflict and violence, what conditions are required to consider a conflict concluded, what factors (internal and international, ethnic, religious, gender, etc.) shape specific conflicts, are principal questions. (Designated a Cultural Diversity course.) J. Dym

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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